Show I4 B4 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday' September 18 2002 wouldn't trade it for anything Ewing Continued from minute" I enjoyed every B1 The Ewing finishes his NBA career with 2481$ points and 11606 rebounds He'll move on to become an assistant coach for Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards holds a The 1 1 -- time All-Stnumber of Knicks records including leading scorer (228 points) and leading rebounder ( 104) Most of the time Oakley was right there with him “He came to work every day" Oakley said “He put a lot of effort into what he want' ed to do what he wanted to ar accomplish" Also attending Ewing's farewell news conference were Charley Ward Allan Houston Herb Williams and Mark Jackson coaches Mike Jarvis Don Chaney and Jeff Van Gundy and Miami's Alonzo Mourn- ing out for the season with the Miami Heat because of his kidney condition Ewing was asked how he wanted to be remembered “As a hard hat” he said "A hard nose The work ethic I brought I gave it 1 10 per- cent I thought I had a great career 1 have no regrets I Stangs Continued from B1 Nelson recorded six saves to help keep theshutout streak alive but she Wanted to give credit to her D “It’s basically the defense” Nelson said “I just get to touch the ball every once in a while” Mountain Crest also began last year's region campaign ' with seven shutouts in a row before Bonneville ended it with a victory in Hyrajn “Our goal is to win the 1- -0 game" Saunders said “And we feel like if we stop the other team from scoring it's a little easier to win” Saunders doesn't want his girls focusing on the streak ' anymore though “We met with the team (Mon- day) and said ‘Don’t worry about the shutout don’t wony about the fact a region team hasn’t scored on us’” Saundcn said “Tf a region team does score on us just buckle down and play tougher’” The Bobcats very nearly had a goal when Nelson couldn't handle a shot from the outside But before a Sky View player could get to the loose ball and put it in the empty net a Mustang defender cleared it away The NBA championship was the missing piece of the puzzle for the man who led Georgetown to three NCAA finals including the 1984 title before becoming the No 1 pick in the first NBA lottery draft “I'm disappointed I never won a championship — in the pros" Ewing said “We did the best we could to help the franchise win one It didn’t happen That's life You've got to move on" In 1994 Ewing led New York to a 2 lead over the Houston Rockets in the NBA Finals before losing in seven games He said his greatest memory was converting a put-baon a shot by John Stalks that beat Indiana for the Eastern Conference title and put the Knicks in those finals ' Ewing was injured in 1999 when the team lost in the finals in five games to the San Antonio Spurs Now he'll be an assistant coach with the Wizards Jordan's team After general manager Wes Unseld signed him Ewing was asked about the irony of working with Jordan who often denied him his shot at an NBA title “Instead of needling me from afar he'll be needling 3-- ck Elder boys coach the Royals hail never played indoors before “If you’re not used to it it’s really confining” he said “It may have (affected the play of Roy) but (Sky View) is a really good team Even outside we would have struggled” Rivals Continued from B1 That's too bad It was highly ontertaining and the Aggies came put on top Sure there have only been 13 meetings between Idaho Stale and Utah State but this could tum into something Like it or not Idaho State has become a rival The Bengals will be back at Romney Stadium next year Make sure and buy tickets It will surly be entertaining Plus its the newest Aggie rival Some other thoughts What’s up with the offense to start last Saturday's game? Before the Nebraska game I wrote somethat thing fongue-in-chemaybe the Aggies should got to a no huddle USU offensive Coordinator Bob Cole said jokingly that they weren't smart enough I guess that changed In fact quarterback Jose Fuentes called the perfect plays at the line of scrimmage on the Aggies first two offensive plays Touchdown passes of 80 ‘ ' v ? no-hud- ck V me in the same-towWe'll be in the same organization” Ewing said Pat Riley who coached Ewing and the Knicks to the finals in 1994 said: “I’m sure that his next career in coaching will be just as successful as his playing career” For owner Abe Pbllin the signing of Ewing brings an important asset to the Wizards “It will be a unique opportunity for our players to be tutored by three of the 50 greatest players of all time — Michael Jordan Wes Unseld and now Patrick Ewing” he said Ewing said he had thought hard about retiring discussing it thoroughly with friends and family “It’s still a hard decision" he said “It's still 30-5- 0 Should I play? Should I retire? I felt I could still play ' “It’s time to move on It was a great ride!” So what happens if sometime next season some NBA team decides it needs help in the middle? Is Ewing avail able? ' He laughed at the question “A few teams called” he said “I made this decision anyway Unless one of the Wizards goes down and they tell me 'Put down the pad we need you to go get some shots fti Dave Checketts longtime president of the Knicks remembered Ewing's work ethic In a game against Milwaukee the center banged his knee and with the Knicks comfortably in front he went to the dressing room Checketts came down to join him As the two men sat talking basketball and families the Bucks sliced the Knicks’ lead to single digits Ewing watching on the dressing room television took note of the situation removed the ice from his knee and stood up ’’’Look”’ Checketts recalled him saying "’I’ve enjoyed talking to you but I’ve got to go’” “He pulled the sleeve over his knee went back out to check into the game and we won it” V ' PATRICK sv it - i - ' i M Calls it quits after career 17-ye- ar armired Patrick Ewing his reirement NBA on Tuesday He played his from te ftst 1 5 seasona wtti tha New bik Knida ten one in Seatte before joining Oriandoy never wming a championship Career highlights 1985-200- 0 2000-200- 1 2001-200- 2 New York Knicks Seattle Supereonics Orlando Magic P Averaged ports and 95 nabounds 21 inhisNBAcaraer Voted one of ' te ‘50 Greatest Players in NBA history" NBA : AlStar K MaMeaing scorer in NBAhistoiy (24815) NBA Rookie of tetar(198M6) Itooftna Olympic grid medal winner Won NCAA championship with Georgetown (1984) SOURCES: NBA AttodtM Praia “1 got lucky I guess” Nelson said “It just hit me and the defense cleared it out They did their job” ' Bobcats keeper Jamilyn Anderson did her best to keep Sky View in the game The sophomore faced 17 shots and tallied eight saves “What I’m happy about and what this team is happy about is that under some adverse conditions we pulled together and pul a heck of a game on out there against a good team” Ged-de- s said “We can live with that” Mountain Crest could have won by even more but both Lindsey Burbank and Katie Brower had shots go off the post Bees 3 Grizzlies 1 At Hillcrest Elementary School Logan (0-6is still in search of its first region victory after falling to -1 Box Elder The Bees ( 1 --4-2 scored in the third and 39th minutes to take a 2-- 1 lead at intermission Susan Krogh scored the only goal for the Grizzlies on an assist from Jeanna Nelson “The kids are doing a good job keeping their heads up” Logan coach Stacee Flygare said “They played more as a team They’re a great team they (the Grizzlies) just need to have confidence in them- selves" Comparatively Continued from B2 ' 4 Sky View is a much better team but Stuart said she’s seen Roy improve during her seven years as coach of the Bobcats “This is the toughest I’ve seen them” she said “Before they had a hard time even getting the ball back at all It was tougher than I thought It’s a different Roy” I to said he thinks this is the first time the Royals have had a decent team in 10 years ’ yards to Kevin Curtis and 20 yards to Gary Coleman Not bad Maybe we’ll see more of the no huddle this weekend Saturday’s game certainly started off on the right foot for USU In my many years of covering them ( can never remember the Aggies running two offensive plays and being ahead 14-- 0 After the first seme the clock read 14:42 1 don’t remember the Aggies ' scoring that quickly either Here is an interesting thought USU passed for a 330 yards and season-hig- h 161 rushed for a season-beyards (not bad since the Aggies had just 61 yards combined in the first two games of the season) So punter Steve : Mullins probably didn’t see much action right? 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